NEW: Senate votes 81-14 to pass a Republican-backed measure that would overturn criminal law changes approved by the D.C. Council; the disapproval measure moves to President Biden, who has said he will sign it into law.
approved by the D.C. Council, dividing Democrats and drawing sharp rebukes from proponents of statehood for the nation's capital.
The Senate vote marked a rare split between the top two Democrats: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer voted for the measure, while Majority Whip Dick Durbin opposed it. “Led by the president, the Democrats are in full retreat on the D.C. criminal law issue,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., an opponent of D.C. statehood, told reporters. He said the Washington crime law represents “a correct time for federal intervention to protect our constituents and our staff.”
"No matter how hard they try, the Council cannot avoid accountability for passing this disastrous, dangerous DC soft-on-crime bill that will make residents and visitors less safe," said Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., who led the disapproval resolution.“These are sensible proposals to update a criminal justice code that hasn’t been changed since 1901. And the changes are in line with the majority of states around this country. Secondly, I believe in D.C. home rule.
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